"We believe North Korea conducted its third nuclear test," said Kim Min-seok, a spokesman for the South Korean defense ministry. He added that the magnitude of the "artificial tremor" suggested the size of the blast was in the order of 6 to 7 kilotons, more powerful than the North's two prior nuclear tests.

What does this mean for us? Do you think the won will become weaker (as has happened in the past following North Korean provocations)? I hope not! North Korea has said they are going to launch more rockets and conduct more nuclear tests, and it looks like they are not just bluffing, but actually have the capability to do so now.

i don't even click on articles about N. Korea's provocations or threats. They're empty. If they were going to bomb anyone they'd do it by now. Or maybe they are waiting to get bombed first, I don't know. But if they want to end up a desolate wasteland they'll bomb the US. That whole country would be up in smoke in 5 minutes.

This is what the Polish generals said on Twitter on August 31st, 1939:

Dodge7 wrote:

i don't even click on articles about Germany's provocations or threats. They're empty. If they were going to invade anyone they'd do it by now. Or maybe they are waiting to get bombed first, I don't know. But if they want to end up a desolate wasteland they'll invade Poland. That whole country would be up in smoke in 5 minutes.

Meaning that from time to time we should check that we're still carrying a bigger stick than our neighbours.

If they were sitting on the world's largest oil reserves like Iraq they would have been "taken down" in the name of freedom long ago. But as it stands becoming involved with them would be cost with no upside, so unlikely anyone will invest in the task.

If they were sitting on the world's largest oil reserves like Iraq they would have been "taken down" in the name of freedom long ago. But as it stands becoming involved with them would be cost with no upside, so unlikely anyone will invest in the task.

If they were sitting on the world's largest oil reserves like Iraq they would have been "taken down" in the name of freedom long ago. But as it stands becoming involved with them would be cost with no upside, so unlikely anyone will invest in the task.

Let's hope the North doesn't do something like shell an island or sink a South Korean vessel. The nuclear tests have had limited effect on the won and the world but stuff like sinking ships can do damage. I remember the won going from 1,100 to the greenback to 1,300 after the Cheonan sinking in 2010.